OAPSE/AFSCME is Ohio's largest union representing employees of public and private schools, public libraries, Head Start agencies, boards of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, residential care facilities, community and technical colleges and other private and public institutions. Over 38,000 employees have chosen to join OAPSE. For more on the jobs we do and how you can join the fastest growing union in Ohio, click here.

The OAPSE website contains a vast array of useful and relevant information that will keep you informed of the issues that affect your working lives. If you have not yet organized an OAPSE Local at your worksite, the website will provide you with all of the resources you need to determine if OAPSE is the right union for you.

The Budget Bottom LineYou don't have to wade through thousands of pages of the proposed state budget to see how Governor Kasich's spending priorities affect you and your family. Just click the link below to see a summary.[ Complete Story ... ]

Scholarship Application Period OverThe application period for the 2015 OAPSE/AFSCME Family Scholarship has ended. The scholarship committee will make its selections soon and will notify winners in May.[ Complete Story ... ]

Unions Sue to Stop Right to Work in WisconsinThe state AFL-CIO is suing to stop implementation of the state "Right to Work"law.[ Complete Story ... ]

Kasich Budget Favors Charter SchoolsAn analysis of the governor's budget shows a distinct financial favoritism of charter schools. Among the key findings is that every local school district in Ohio will lose more money to charters, leaving public schools with fewer resources to do the job of providing a quality educational experience.[ Complete Story ... ]

Decline in Unions Hurts Middle ClassFormerly a critic of unions, Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times, acknowledges he was wrong about the role they play in a strong middle class.[ Complete Story ... ]

Winners and Losers in Education FundingWill your school get more or less money if Governor Kasich has his way with the biennial budget? Take a look.[ Complete Story ... ]

Kasich Shifts Tax BurdenAn analysis of the state budget proposal from Innovation Ohio finds that Kasich is robbing from the poor and middle class to give to the rich![ Complete Story ... ]

Kasich Budget Raises Taxes; Cuts EducationThe governor's budget blueprint includes provisions which affect Ohio's educational system, resulting in decreases in state money to half of Ohio's school districts. The budget increases the state sales tax and taxes on seniors and retirees to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and business owners.[ Complete Story ... ]

Millennials Show Support for UnionsYounger workers say they support unions as a vehicle to help lower-income and middle-class families[ Complete Story ... ]

OAPSE Member Killed Saving StudentOAPSE Local 113 member and bus driver Laura Zborowski was killed saving a child from a moving bus. She pushed the 10-year-old girl out of the way of the bus, which started rolling backward during a routine safety evacuation drill.[ Complete Story ... ]

Workers Vow to Fight Right to Work BillsTo mark Labor Day and the start of the fall campaign season, the Toledo Blade took a look at the possibility of Right to Work legislation being introduced after November 4 and how workers and unions will respond if it is.[ Complete Story ... ]

5 Facts on Ohio School FundingInnovation Ohio has put together a list of facts about the school funding crisis in Ohio. The bottom line: Governor Kasich is no friend of public education.[ Complete Story ... ]

Update Your Voter InformationEarly voting in Ohio begins October 7, so you must be registered to vote by October 6. Check today to make sure your information is correctly on file with the Ohio Secretary of State.[ Complete Story ... ]

More Opposition to Right to WorkOhioans who value democracy will be right to reject any attempts to impose “right-to-work” laws in the Buckeye State. That's the word from an Ohio professor and author.[ Complete Story ... ]

Toledo Blade Opposes Right to WorkThe Toledo Blade has come down on the side of workers and their unions in an editorial on the question of whether Ohio should become the next "right to work" state.[ Complete Story ... ]

How They Voted on Senate Bill 5As you consider which politicians to support this November, take a look at how incumbent Ohio House and Senate candidates voted on Senate Bill 5.[ Complete Story ... ]

Election Law Changes Impact VotersOhio Republican lawmakers and the Republican secretary of state have made changes to Ohio election laws that directly impact OAPSE members, our neighbors, families and friends.[ Complete Story ... ]